83_FR_29946 83 FR 29823 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

83 FR 29823 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

Page Range29823-29824
FR Document2018-13726

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Powered Cover Plates, DN 3325; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating 
to the Public Interest

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Powered Cover 
Plates, DN 3325; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public 
interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing 
pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the 
Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of 
the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be 
available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 
5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-
2000.
    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 
persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by 
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to Sec.  210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of SnapRays, LLC d/b/a SnapPower 
on June 20, 2018. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the 
United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United 
States after importation of certain powered cover plates. The complaint 
names as respondents: Ontel Products Corporation of Fairfield, NJ; 
Dazone LLC of Ontario, CA; Shenzhen C-Myway of China; E-Zshop4u LLC of 
Howey in the Hills, FL; Desteny Store of Fort Meyers, FL; Zhongshan 
Led-Up Co. Ltd. of China; AllTrade Tools LLC of Cypress, CA; Guangzhou 
Sailu Info Tech. Co., Ltd. of China; NEPCI-Zhejiang New-Epoch 
Communication Industry Co., Ltd. of China; KCC Industries of Eastvale, 
CA; Vistek Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Enstant Technology Co. Ltd. 
of China; and Manufacturers Components Incorporated of Pompano Beach, 
FL. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a general 
exclusion order and in the alternative issue a limited exclusion order, 
cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon respondents' alleged 
infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential review period 
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or Sec.  210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United 
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or United States consumers.
    In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
    (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested 
remedial orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States

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relating to the requested remedial orders;
    (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that 
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States 
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
    (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or 
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of 
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a 
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United 
States consumers.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for 
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial 
determination in this investigation.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day 
pursuant to Sec.  210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket 
number (``Docket No. 3325) in a prominent place on the cover page and/
or the first page. (See Handbook for Electonic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures).\1\ Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in 
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests 
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include 
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and 
must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should 
grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which 
confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be 
treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel, \2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of Sec. Sec.  
201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 21, 2018.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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                                                   Conference.—The Commission’s                         of these or related investigations or                  Electronic Document Information
                                                Director of Investigations has scheduled                reviews, or (b) in internal investigations,            System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                a conference in connection with these                   audits, reviews, and evaluations relating              Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                investigations for 9:30 a.m. on                         to the programs, personnel, and                        that information on this matter can be
                                                Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at the U.S.                   operations of the Commission including                 obtained by contacting the
                                                International Trade Commission                          under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by                  Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,                  U.S. government employees and                          205–1810.
                                                DC. Requests to appear at the                           contract personnel, solely for                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                conference should be emailed to                         cybersecurity purposes. All contract                   Commission has received a complaint
                                                preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO                    personnel will sign appropriate                        and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
                                                NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before July                     nondisclosure agreements.                              of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                9, 2018. Parties in support of the                        Authority: These investigations are                  and Procedure filed on behalf of
                                                imposition of countervailing and                        being conducted under authority of title               SnapRays, LLC d/b/a SnapPower on
                                                antidumping duties in these                             VII of the Act; this notice is published               June 20, 2018. The complaint alleges
                                                investigations and parties in opposition                pursuant to section 207.12 of the                      violations of section 337 of the Tariff
                                                to the imposition of such duties will                   Commission’s rules.                                    Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the
                                                each be collectively allocated one hour                   By order of the Commission.                          importation into the United States, the
                                                within which to make an oral                                                                                   sale for importation, and the sale within
                                                                                                          Issued: June 21, 2018.
                                                presentation at the conference. A                                                                              the United States after importation of
                                                nonparty who has testimony that may                     Katherine Hiner,
                                                                                                                                                               certain powered cover plates. The
                                                aid the Commission’s deliberations may                  Supervisory Attorney.                                  complaint names as respondents: Ontel
                                                request permission to present a short                   [FR Doc. 2018–13727 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]            Products Corporation of Fairfield, NJ;
                                                statement at the conference.                            BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                 Dazone LLC of Ontario, CA; Shenzhen
                                                   Written submissions.—As provided in                                                                         C-Myway of China; E-Zshop4u LLC of
                                                sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the                                                                               Howey in the Hills, FL; Desteny Store of
                                                Commission’s rules, any person may                      INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                    Fort Meyers, FL; Zhongshan Led-Up Co.
                                                submit to the Commission on or before                   COMMISSION                                             Ltd. of China; AllTrade Tools LLC of
                                                July 16, 2018, a written brief containing                                                                      Cypress, CA; Guangzhou Sailu Info
                                                information and arguments pertinent to                  Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
                                                                                                                                                               Tech. Co., Ltd. of China; NEPCI-
                                                the subject matter of the investigations.               Solicitation of Comments Relating to                   Zhejiang New-Epoch Communication
                                                Parties may file written testimony in                   the Public Interest                                    Industry Co., Ltd. of China; KCC
                                                connection with their presentation at                   AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                       Industries of Eastvale, CA; Vistek
                                                the conference. All written submissions                 Commission.                                            Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Enstant
                                                must conform with the provisions of                                                                            Technology Co. Ltd. of China; and
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice.
                                                section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules;                                                                       Manufacturers Components
                                                any submissions that contain BPI must                   SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                 Incorporated of Pompano Beach, FL.
                                                also conform with the requirements of                   the U.S. International Trade                           The complainant requests that the
                                                sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the                 Commission has received a complaint                    Commission issue a general exclusion
                                                Commission’s rules. The Commission’s                    entitled Certain Powered Cover Plates,                 order and in the alternative issue a
                                                Handbook on E-Filing, available on the                  DN 3325; the Commission is soliciting                  limited exclusion order, cease and
                                                Commission’s website at https://                        comments on any public interest issues                 desist orders and impose a bond upon
                                                edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the                     raised by the complaint or                             respondents’ alleged infringing articles
                                                Commission’s rules with respect to                      complainant’s filing pursuant to the                   during the 60-day Presidential review
                                                electronic filing.                                      Commission’s Rules of Practice and                     period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
                                                   In accordance with sections 201.16(c)                Procedure.                                                Proposed respondents, other
                                                and 207.3 of the rules, each document                                                                          interested parties, and members of the
                                                filed by a party to the investigations                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      Lisa             public are invited to file comments, not
                                                must be served on all other parties to                  R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,                to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                the investigations (as identified by                    U.S. International Trade Commission,                   inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                either the public or BPI service list), and             500 E Street SW, Washington, DC                        interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                a certificate of service must be timely                 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                   or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                                filed. The Secretary will not accept a                  public version of the complaint can be                 address whether issuance of the relief
                                                document for filing without a certificate               accessed on the Commission’s                           specifically requested by the
                                                of service.                                             Electronic Document Information                        complainant in this investigation would
                                                   Certification.—Pursuant to section                   System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,               affect the public health and welfare in
                                                207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any                    and will be available for inspection                   the United States, competitive
                                                person submitting information to the                    during official business hours (8:45 a.m.              conditions in the United States
                                                Commission in connection with these                     to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                     economy, the production of like or
                                                investigations must certify that the                    Secretary, U.S. International Trade                    directly competitive articles in the
                                                information is accurate and complete to                 Commission, 500 E Street SW,                           United States, or United States
                                                the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In               Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                  consumers.
                                                making the certification, the submitter                 205–2000.
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                                                                                                                                                                  In particular, the Commission is
                                                will acknowledge that any information                     General information concerning the                   interested in comments that:
                                                that it submits to the Commission                       Commission may also be obtained by                        (i) Explain how the articles
                                                during these investigations may be                      accessing its internet server at United                potentially subject to the requested
                                                disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       States International Trade Commission                  remedial orders are used in the United
                                                Commission, its employees and Offices,                  (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The                  States;
                                                and contract personnel (a) for                          public record for this investigation may                  (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                developing or maintaining the records                   be viewed on the Commission’s                          or welfare concerns in the United States


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                                                relating to the requested remedial                      information and documents for which                    Dearborn, MI; General Motors LLC,
                                                orders;                                                 confidential treatment is properly                     Warren, MI; Hyundai America
                                                   (iii) identify like or directly                      sought, submitted to the Commission for                Technical Center, Inc., Superior
                                                competitive articles that complainant,                  purposes of this Investigation may be                  Township, MI; Mercedes-Benz Research
                                                its licensees, or third parties make in the             disclosed to and used: (i) By the                      & Development North America, Ann
                                                United States which could replace the                   Commission, its employees and Offices,                 Arbor, MI; Nissan Technical Center
                                                subject articles if they were to be                     and contract personnel (a) for                         N.A., Farmington Hills, MI; Toyota
                                                excluded;                                               developing or maintaining the records                  Motor North America, Plano, Texas; and
                                                   (iv) indicate whether complainant,                   of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in             Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,
                                                complainant’s licensees, and/or third                   internal investigations, audits, reviews,              Auburn Hills, MI.
                                                party suppliers have the capacity to                    and evaluations relating to the                          The general area of ADB Consortium’s
                                                replace the volume of articles                          programs, personnel, and operations of                 planned activity is to fund and conduct
                                                potentially subject to the requested                    the Commission including under 5                       multiple research projects limited to
                                                exclusion order and/or a cease and                      U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                     specific areas with specifically-defined
                                                desist order within a commercially                      government employees and contract                      technical goals which the participants
                                                reasonable time; and                                    personnel, 2 solely for cybersecurity                  believe will speed the development and
                                                   (v) explain how the requested                        purposes. All nonconfidential written                  ultimate consumer access to safe
                                                remedial orders would impact United                     submissions will be available for public               vehicles equipped with Automated
                                                States consumers.                                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary              Driving Systems (ADS). ADB
                                                   Written submissions must be filed no                 and on EDIS.3                                          Consortium’s objectives are to gain
                                                later than by close of business, eight                    This action is taken under the                       further knowledge and understanding of
                                                calendar days after the date of                         authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act             ADS-equipped vehicle interactions with
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                  public safety through research into
                                                Register. There will be further                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                   common operational use cases.
                                                opportunities for comment on the                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                     Suzanne Morris,
                                                public interest after the issuance of any               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                final initial determination in this                                                                            Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
                                                                                                          By order of the Commission.                          Antitrust Division.
                                                investigation.
                                                                                                          Issued: June 21, 2018.                               [FR Doc. 2018–13674 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   Persons filing written submissions
                                                must file the original document                         Katherine Hiner,                                       BILLING CODE 4410–11–P

                                                electronically on or before the deadlines               Supervisory Attorney.
                                                stated above and submit 8 true paper                    [FR Doc. 2018–13726 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                                copies to the Office of the Secretary by                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                                                                       Antitrust Division
                                                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                        DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                  Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                Submissions should refer to the docket                                                                         Cooperative Research and Production
                                                number (‘‘Docket No. 3325) in a                         Antitrust Division                                     Act of 1993—R Consortium, Inc.
                                                prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                or the first page. (See Handbook for                    Notice Pursuant to the National                           Notice is hereby given that, on June 8,
                                                Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic                 Cooperative Research and Production                    2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
                                                Filing Procedures).1 Persons with                       Act of 1993—Automated Driving                          National Cooperative Research and
                                                questions regarding filing should                       Behaviors Consortium                                   Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                                                                          et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), R Consortium, Inc.
                                                                                                           Notice is hereby given that, on June 1,
                                                   Any person desiring to submit a                                                                             (‘‘R Consortium’’) has filed written
                                                                                                        2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
                                                document to the Commission in                                                                                  notifications simultaneously with the
                                                                                                        National Cooperative Research and
                                                confidence must request confidential                                                                           Attorney General and the Federal Trade
                                                                                                        Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                treatment. All such requests should be                                                                         Commission disclosing changes in its
                                                                                                        et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Automated Driving
                                                directed to the Secretary to the                                                                               membership. The notifications were
                                                                                                        Behaviors Consortium (‘‘ADB
                                                Commission and must include a full                                                                             filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                                                                        Consortium’’) has filed written
                                                statement of the reasons why the                                                                               Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                                                                        notifications simultaneously with the
                                                Commission should grant such                                                                                   antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                                                                        Attorney General and the Federal Trade
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                                                                         under specified circumstances.
                                                                                                        Commission disclosing (1) the identities
                                                for which confidential treatment by the                                                                        Specifically, Ketchum Trading LLC,
                                                                                                        of the parties to the venture and (2) the
                                                Commission is properly sought will be                                                                          Chicago, IL, has withdrawn as a party to
                                                                                                        nature and objectives of the venture.
                                                treated accordingly. All such requests                                                                         this venture.
                                                                                                        The notifications were filed for the                      No other changes have been made in
                                                should be directed to the Secretary to                  purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
                                                the Commission and must include a full                                                                         either the membership or planned
                                                                                                        limiting the recovery of antitrust                     activity of the group research project.
                                                statement of the reasons why the                        plaintiffs to actual damages under
                                                Commission should grant such                                                                                   Membership in this group research
                                                                                                        specified circumstances.                               project remains open, and R Consortium
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                     Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,
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                                                for which confidential treatment by the                                                                        intends to file additional written
                                                                                                        the identities of the parties to the
                                                Commission is properly sought will be                                                                          notifications disclosing all changes in
                                                                                                        venture are: FCA USA LLC, Auburn
                                                treated accordingly. All information,                                                                          membership.
                                                                                                        Hills, MI; Ford Motor Company,                            On September 15, 2015, R Consortium
                                                including confidential business
                                                                                                          2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                               filed its original notification pursuant to
                                                  1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:         nondisclosure agreements.                              Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
                                                https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_              3 Electronic Document Information System             of Justice published a notice in the
                                                filing_procedures.pdf.                                  (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                        Federal Register pursuant to Section


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactLisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205- 2000.
FR Citation83 FR 29823 

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